Base assembly useful in permitting a floating campfire

Abstract

Disclosed is a base assembly useful in permitting a floating campfire, comprising a base shaped to float in open water, the base having an airtight pontoon portion at its periphery; and a floor defining an opening therethrough to accommodate a fire bowl to house the campfire; wherein the base assembly is constructed to counteract the weight of the campfire in use such that the base assembly floats in open water. The base assembly is preferably square in shape. The floor is preferably made of aluminum checker plate and TIG welded in a stitch pattern to the centre.

1. A base assembly for supporting a fire bowl providing a floating campfire in use, the fire bowl having an outwardly flanged lip at its periphery, the base assembly comprising a base constructed to float in open water, the base having:
 an airtight pontoon portion at its periphery; and 
 a floor in the base assembly defining an opening therethrough to accommodate the fire bowl to house the campfire, the opening being sized to permit the fire howl to extend therethrough and suspend from the floor into the water in use; 
 wherein the floor catches and supports an outwardly flanged lip when the fire bowl is suspended through the opening; 
 wherein the base assembly is constructed to counteract the weight of the campfire in use such that the base assembly floats in open water; and 
 wherein the fire bowl and base assembly are made of a fire-resistant material. 
 
     
     
       2. The base assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the base assembly is square in shape. 
     
     
       3. The base assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the floor is made of aluminum checker plate and TIG welded in a stitch pattern to a centre of the floor. 
     
     
       4. The base assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the opening is circular. 
     
     
       5. The base assembly of  claim 1 , further comprising clips on the floor used to hold the fire bowl in place during use. 
     
     
       6. A kit for providing a floating campfire in use, the kit comprising:
 a fire bowl for housing the campfire in use, the fire bowl having an outwardly flanged lip at its periphery; 
 a complimentary base assembly the supporting the fire bowl, the base assembly comprising a base constructed to float in open water, the base having: 
 an airtight pontoon portion at its periphery; and 
 a floor defining an opening therethrough, the opening being constructed and arranged to accommodate the fire bowl, the opening being sized to permit the fire bowl to extend therethrough and suspend from the floor into the water in use; 
 wherein the floor catches and supports the flanged lip when the fire bowl is suspended through the opening; 
 wherein the base assembly is constructed to counteract the weight of the campfire in use such that the base assembly floats in open water; and 
 wherein the fire bowl and base assembly are made of a fire-resistant material. 
 
     
     
       7. The kit of  claim 6 , wherein the base assembly is square in shape. 
     
     
       8. The kit of  claim 6 , wherein the floor is made of aluminum checker plate and TIG welded in a stitch pattern to a centre of the floor. 
     
     
       9. The kit of  claim 6 , wherein the opening is circular. 
     
     
       10. The kit of  claim 6 , further comprising clips on the floor used to hold the fire bowl in place during use.